{"id":124850,"date":"2024-11-12T04:56:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124850"},"modified":"2024-11-12T04:56:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:56:55","slug":"video-millions-of-red-crabs-migrate-on-christmas-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124850","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Millions of red crabs migrate on Christmas Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Millions of red crabs will flood Christmas Island National Park in Australia during their migration season. Video shows thousands of crabs moving in a line toward the ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia \u2013\u00a0<\/strong> A migration of millions of red crabs has begun at Christmas Island National Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The migration happens every year after the first rain of the wet season, which usually happens in October or November, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au\/discover\/highlights\/red-crab-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Island National Park&#8217;s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Video from the national park shows the Christmas Island Red Crabs migrating toward the beach and ocean, where they will begin mating and spawning eggs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The crabs have picked up somewhat overnight,&#8221; the camera operator says in the video. &#8220;It&#8217;s happening.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to Christmas Island National Park, the crabs&#8217; exact timing of migration is determined by the phase of the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Red crabs always spawn before dawn on a receding high-tide during the last quarter of the moon,&#8221; the national park&#8217;s website said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/christmas-island-red-crabs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Millions of Christmas Island red crabs migrate across the island.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Millions of Christmas Island red crabs migrate across the island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Christmas Island National Park \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A female red crab can produce up to 100,000 eggs, the website said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The female crabs will return to the forest after they lay their eggs, while the male red crabs return to the forest after mating, the site said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In late October, the national park began preparing for the red crab migration by installing a crab fence to help steer migrating crabs along the roadside to a point where they can cross the roads in a safer way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The annual migration of red crabs is Christmas Island&#8217;s biggest tourist attraction, the national park said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/millions-red-crabs-christmas-island-austrailian-migration\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of red crabs will flood Christmas Island National Park in Australia during their migration season. 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